Storage Engineer

Synechron; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron is seeking a multi-talented storage-focused developer to design and implement scalable storage solutions for the firm. The role involves provisioning, monitoring, auditing, and integrating with third-party vendors, plus building in-house tools that support the technology platform.

The candidate should have strong Linux experience, knowledge of virtualization, containers, and cloud environments and be able to work effectively in a global team across locations.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python or Perl and able to contribute to scalable software projects.
• Strong understanding of SDLC practices within large projects.
• Solid CS fundamentals and good English communication.
• Experience with storage technologies and enterprise Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable storage solutions for enterprise use.
• Collaborate with 3rd party vendors to integrate storage platforms.
• Develop in-house applications that support the storage platform.
• Create tools for problem management, alerting, and preventive maintenance.
• Understand virtualization, automation, and distributed file systems across UNIX/Linux, Windows, and cloud environments.

Skills

Python

Perl

SDLC practices

CS fundamentals

English communication

OO concepts

SQL

Storage tech

Networking basics

UNIX/Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud (Azure/AWS)

Virtualization

Observability

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Work Type: Hybrid / Open for full-time & Contract

About Company:

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron's progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,700+ and has 55 offices in 20 countries within key global markets. For more information on the company, please visit our website or LinkedIn community.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative-action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative 'Same Difference' is committed to fostering an inclusive culture - promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant's gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Description

We are seeking a multi-talented developer that will focus on designing and developing highly available and scalable solutions to manage the firm wide storage repository including storage provisioning, monitoring, alerting, auditing, inventorying, etc. In addition to architecting and integrating a storage solution working with 3rd party vendors, the candidate will develop in-house applications that will become part of the technology platform for the business. The ideal candidate will also design storage tools on problem management and preventive maintenance (alert and capacity management). Additionally, the candidate needs to understand storage virtualization, automation, storage provisioning, distributed and scale-out file systems, software defined storage solutions, emerging technologies in infrastructure automation, observability, etc. Ability to work as part of a global team is a requirement. In addition, the candidate must be able to listen to customer requirements and be able to advise, discuss and articulate technical solutions effectively. It would also be desirable that the candidate has relevant experience (intermediate to advanced preferred) in deploying, operating, and administering a Linux operating system in an enterprise level ecosystem.

Qualifications

Required skills / knowledge

• Experienced in software development and proficient in one or more of the following programming languages - Python, Perl
• Experience with SDLC (software development lifecycle) best practices with large software development projects is a must.
• Good knowledge in Computer Science fundamental
• Good organizational and English communication skills, prioritization of multiple projects and objective.

Preferred skills / knowledge

• Familiarity with Object Oriented concepts and SQL programming .
• Knowledge of storage technologies and disciplines namely, Fibre Channel, ISCSI, SCSI, NFS, CIFS, POSIX, Object Storage, SAS, SATA, FLASH (NVME, SSD, etc.), RAID, Erasure Coding, Distributed/Scale-out Storage, File systems, High-availability methods, working knowledge of databases etc. are strongly preferred.
• Understanding networking protocols and connectivity preferred.
• System Architecture experience within enterprise UNIX (RHEL)/Windows Server environments, Container environments (RH Open Shift/Kubernetes/Docker, etc.) and Cloud environments (Azure/AWS/Google) is highly desirable but not required.
• Understanding of Client/Server, Scale-out architectures, virtualization, performance, and capacity management strongly preferred.
• Effective troubleshooting skills across O/S, network, and storage.
• Knowledge in the following vendor products is preferred but not required: NetApp 7mode/cDOT/Engenio, IBM Spectrum Scale (aka GPFS), HDS Storage Arrays/HCP, EMC Atmos, Brocade SAN/FOS, Veritas Storage Foundation Suite, Sybase, DB2.

Skills Proficiency: Advanced (in Programming)/Intermediate + (in Storage and/or Linux).